PAGE 34 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994 SPORTS , . & KRecreatio Lisa Alexander doesn‘t mind getting in over her head, especially when it comes to her favorite sport â€" synchroâ€" ruzed swimming. The water is her playground and she‘s making the pool at the University of Waterloo her second home lending her expertise to members of the Waterloo Regional Synâ€" chronized Swim Club. C For three hours every Sunday, the 26â€"yearâ€"old Missisâ€" sauga swimmer, tops in Canada in solo and in duet comâ€" petition, with partner Erin Woodley of Toronto, passes on a proud tradition left by retired Olympic gold medalists Carolyn Waldo and Sylvie Frechette. She realizes that girls coming into the sport will always need to have that tradition of someone to look up to. It‘s a great motivater and Alexander has become part of the system to help see it develop Working closely with head coach Becky Grunsell, Alexander, who drives from Mississauga to Waterloo for the threeâ€"hour class, answers all questions and offers her expertise when needed. *I work with four different teams in Waterloo, from novice to 15 and over," said Alexander, who, as part of the FAME (Female Athletes Motivating Excellence) program, will also give a motivational talk to synchro swimmers at the Waterloo Recreational Centre‘s Swimplex tonight. Gold medal synchro swimmer Lisa Alexander talks to members of the Waterloo Regional Synchroniced Swim Club at the Uiversity of Waterloo on Sunday. Passing on a proud tradition "I think I can be helpful to the coaches because with some of the techniques maybe I would know a different way of teaching them. I think when the kids hear it from me, they may listen a little bit more. However, I think the awe has worn off." Alexander, who first got baptized in synchro swimming 18 years ago as an eight year old in Mississauga, got involved in the sport during a period of time when nobody had an inkling what it was all about. Today, she‘s Canada‘s shark attacking the sport with great vigor in order to keep Canada in the limelight on the world stage of synchro swimming. Last month Alexander and Woodley returned from the ‘96 Olympics. It‘s a compromise situation. When you‘re working with International Olympic Committee, you can‘t get something without giving something away. Synâ€" chro‘s strategy was thatthe)’drafluhnvethete'amsin there than nothing at all. "I preferred that solo and duet be included, but it will be really fun to swim with the team." So, Alexander and Woodley will put aside their individâ€" ual ventures for the opportunity to swim with the team when it‘s selected. Ironically, in an event such as the Olympics, where questionable judging robbed Frechette of a gold medal in 1993, synchro swimming will be the first Olympic competition where there‘s no figure mark included. Gone are the compulsory figures leaving the swimmers competing in short and long programs. "If you look at our top swimmers at nationals, there‘s someone from almost every province. It‘s a big country and it will be tough selecting a national team." World championships in Rome with a silver in duet and team along with a third in solo. Her next big step will be the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA. where she‘ll be competing on a eightâ€"member Canadian team instead of competing in solo and duet. "Team is going to be the only synchro event during the BREWING 11 a.m.â€"6 p.m. courany _ Including Holidays 181 King St. S. Sunday ., Waterloo